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Salsa Chicken with Yellow Rice

This salsa chicken with yellow rice is easy to cook, but it’s also delicious. You’ll never walk away hungry after eating this meal.

This salsa chicken with yellow rice has an explosion of flavor the second it hits your mouth.

My husband sometimes teases me and asks what kind of chicken we’re having for supper. It’s true that I cook it a lot. Sometimes we have this super easy salsa chicken.

But other times I put a little more effort into the meal and serve this chicken potpie. Or this chicken and rice casserole.

Ingredients You Will Need

All you need for this simple salsa chicken recipe are the ingredients that the name of the dish implies. In other words, you need chicken, salsa, yellow rice, and of course water for the rice.

Directions

Always preheat the oven when you know you’ll be baking. Although mine heats up quickly, it still takes a few minutes. Next, spray your casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray. You don’t absolutely have to do this, but it sure does make cleaning up a lot easier.

Pour the yellow rice into the casserole dish. Next, add water.

Rice and water in a casserole dish.

Place the chicken on top of the rice. Since I had chicken breasts with skin and bone, that’s what I used.

Chicken in a casserole dish.

Divide the salsa and scoop it onto the top of the chicken. Next, spread it out over the top to cover it. That’s all you have to do before you put it in the oven.

Divide the salsa and scoop it onto the chicken. Spread it out so it covers the top.

Bake this, uncovered, for a while.

Since you’ll probably want a green vegetable to add color to your plate, use this time to steam some broccoli, green beans, or zucchini. Another thing you can do is pop some rolls into the oven.

Salsa chicken with yellow rice is a delicious meal that's easy to make.

Drink and Dessert

You’ll love the fiesta in your mouth when you eat this salsa chicken and yellow rice. For that reason, you’ll want a special drink like this lemonade smoothie.

After you finish the main course, you’ll definitely want a delicious dessert. If you haven’t tried this pineapple upside down cake, this is the time to do it.

Another dessert you’ll love (that is, if you enjoy chocolate) is my chocolate walnut pie.

Yield: 4 servings

Salsa Chicken with Yellow Rice

Salsa chicken and yellow rice tastes delicious and has just the right amount of spice.

One of the easiest and most nutritious meals you can prepare is this salsa chicken with yellow rice and a side of steamed broccoli or green beans.

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes

Ingredients

  • 3 or 4 chicken breasts, bone in
  • 1 cup of yellow rice
  • 2 cups of water
  • 1 cup of salsa

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375. Spray the bottom of a casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray.
  2. Pour the yellow rice into the casserole dish. Add the water.
  3. Lay the chicken breasts on top of the rice and water.
  4. Evenly distribute the salsa on top of the chicken and spread it out.
  5. Bake for 45 minutes, until the chicken is cooked all the way through and the rice is tender.
  6. Serve with a green vegetable for a balanced meal that is colorful and delicious.

Nutrition Information

Yield

4

Serving Size

1

Amount Per Serving Calories 280Total Fat 6gSaturated Fat 1gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 4gCholesterol 102mgSodium 693mgCarbohydrates 15gFiber 1gSugar 3gProtein 39g

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  1. Your Salsa Chicken with Yellow Rice looks so good, I can almost taste it! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday and hope you are having a great week.
    Miz Helen

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